It's worse than the other two, certainly; but I wouldn't say much worse.

Only, you gotta play it right. That's very important. You just have to take a quick break before you play the last mission.

And then hit up your nearest washroom, make Rorschach drawings from a couple pieces of feces-smeared toilet paper, and free-associate whatever comes to mind next into a narrative. And it'll still be better than the shit the game ends with.